Satyrodes eurydice
| Eyed Brown | |
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| Gatineau Park, Quebec | |
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| Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Satyrodes |
| Species: | S. eurydice |
| Binomial name | |
| Satyrodes eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763) | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms | |
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The Eyed Brown or Marsh Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice) is a species of Satyrinae that is native to North America.[1]
There are two subspecies—the nominate species, Eyed Brown (S. e. eurydice), and the Smokey Eyed Brown (S. e. fumosa) (Leussler, 1916).
Wingspan: 38 to 48 mm.[2]
They have one brood with a flight period from late June through August.[3]
Larvae feed on sedges (Carex) in particular Carex lacustris, Carex atherodes, Carex rostrata, and Carex stricta.[4]
Similar species
- Satyrodes appalachia (R.L. Chermock, 1947) – Appalachian Brown
- Enodia anthedon A.H. Clark, 1936 – Northern Pearly-eye
References and external links
- ↑ "BMNA Species Detail". Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ↑ Eyed Brown, Butterflies of Canada
- ↑ Eyed Brown, Wisconsin Butterflies
- ↑ Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0
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